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The brain is covered by

A. meninges

B. bone

C. skin

D. All the above

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D. All the above


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The study of heart is called

A. haematology

B. cardiology

C. pathology

D. nephrology

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Who coined the term gene?

A. Mendel

B. Devries

C. Jacob and Monod

D. Johanson

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Enzymes are produced by

A. endocrine glands

B. exocrine glands

C. liver

D. spleen

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Which element in chillies causes burning sensations?

A. Capsaicin

B. Cyanogen

C. Ammonia

D. Capsicum

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The theory of 'jumping genes' was propounded by

A. Gregor John Mendel

B. Thomas Hunt Morgan

C. Barbara McClintock

D. Watson and Crick

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Desert plants are called

A. Xerophytes

B. Bryophytes

C. Pteridophytes

D. Halophytes

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Ecology of a population is known as

A. demecology

B. synecology

C. autecology

D. space ecology

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The enzyme that is necessary to bring about clotting of blood is

A. peptidase

B. amylase

C. lipase

D. thrombokinase

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The ultimate substances to which the carbohydrates are degraded are

A. amino acid

B. glycerol

C. glucose

D. maltose

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Which of the following organelles is known as the 'power House' of the cell?

A. Golgi Bodies

B. Ribosomes

C. Mitochondria

D. None of these

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Late Blight' is a disease that affects the _______ crop.

A. coconut

B. cashew

C. potato

D. pepper

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Geotropism is reaction of plants to the stimulus of

A. earth

B. light

C. sound

D. gravity

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Which of the following crops helps in nitrogen fixation?

A. Rice

B. Wheat

C. Maize

D. Beans

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Biologists have so far known, found and identified a large number of species in the plant and animal kingdom. In terms of numbers, the largest found and identified so far is from among the

A. fungi

B. plants

C. insects

D. bacteria

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Chlorosis is the phenomenon where leaves have

A. more chlorophyll

B. less chlorophyll

C. no chlorophyll

D. patches of chlorophyll

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The two German scientists who proposed the 'cell theory' were

A. Mendel and 'Darwin

B. Theodore Schwann and Matthias Schleiden

C. Virchow and Purkinje

D. porter and Palade

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Diabetes is a disease which is

A. contagious

B. non-communicable

C. communicable

D. epidemic

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Blood of cockroach is

A. red

B. bluish

C. greenish

D. colourless

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Cretinism is due to the disorder of the glands

A. Thymus

B. Parathyroid

C. Thyroid

D. Adrenal

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Vitamin D is manufactured in a healthy human being by the action of _______ on the skin and absorbed in the blood stream.

A. ozone

B. radium

C. moonlight

D. sunlight

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Tuberculosis is caused by

A. tobacco

B. tubers

C. bacteria

D. virus

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The wall of the heart is made of programmed cell death is known as

A. voluntary muscles

B. involuntary muscles

C. cardiac muscles

D. skeletal muscles

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Appearance of offspring resembling their remote ancestor is called

A. Atavism

B. Lethality

C. Mutation

D. Progeny

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Genes are made of

A. Carbohydrates

B. Proteins

C. Fats

D. Nucleotides

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Sleeping sickness in man is caused by the organism

A. plasmodium

B. entamoeba

C. giardia

D. trypanosome

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The part of the brain in Control of Voluntary muscles is

A. cerebellum

B. medulla oblongata

C. pons

D. cerebrum

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The hormones are carried to target organs through the

A. blood

B. lymph

C. water

D. corpuscles

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The grouping o( blood is based on substances called

A. antibodies

B. antigens

C. antitoxin

D. enzymes

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Plague is caused by

A. Bacteria

B. Virus

C. Fungus

D. Fleas

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The pigment which is responsible for blood clotting is

A. Fibrinogen

B. Haemoglobin

C. Glucose

D. Blood cells